Does Israel have no sons?
Is he without an heir?
Why then has Milcom^[a][b] dispossessed Gad^(B)
and his people settled in their cities?
² Therefore look, the days are coming^(C) –
this is the Lord’s declaration –
when I will make the shout of battle^(D) heard
against Rabbah^(E) of the Ammonites.
It will become a desolate mound,
and its surrounding villages will be set on fire.
Israel will dispossess their dispossessors,
says the Lord.
³ Wail, Heshbon,^(F) for Ai is devastated;
cry out, daughters of Rabbah!
Clothe yourselves with sackcloth,^(G) and lament;
run back and forth within your walls,^[c]
because Milcom will go into exile
together with his priests and officials.^(H)
4 Why do you boast about your valleys,
your flowing valley,^[d]
you faithless daughter –
you who trust in your treasures
and say, ‘Who can attack me? ’
⁵ Look, I am about to bring terror on you^(I) –
this is the declaration of the Lord God of Armies –
from all those around you.
You will be banished, each person headlong,
with no one to gather up the fugitives.

I will not relent from punishing the Ammonites^(A)
for three crimes, even four,
because they ripped open
the pregnant women of Gilead^(B)
in order to enlarge their territory.^(C)
14 Therefore, I will set fire to the walls of Rabbah,^(D)
and it will consume its citadels.
There will be shouting on the day of battle^(E)
and a violent wind on the day of the storm.^(F)
15 Their king and his princes
will go into exile together.^(G)
The Lord has spoken.